The Groove

The greatest albums of all time

108,862 albums ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Harvest

Neil Young · Warner Bros. Records · 1972

2,621.940

Why this number?

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82921 American Highway Flower dada · I.R.S. Records · 1994 7.600

82922 Chanting the Light of Foresight Terry Riley · New Albion Records · 1994 7.600

82923 Get Around Guana Batz · Anagram Records · 1994 7.600

82924 Ascend Dasein · 1994 7.600

82925 Wreck Style Deviate · I Scream Records · 1995 7.600

82926 Mistura Fina John Patitucci · GRP · 1995 7.600

82927 Valiant Heart: Rising Above All Brutal Attack · Excalibur Records · 1995 7.600

82928 Prize Wanderlust · RCA · 1995 7.600

82929 Out of the Blu Blu · Motown · 1995 7.600

82930 Frontéjas Tish Hinojosa · Rounder · 1995 7.600

82931 T'ai Chi - in Balance Chris Hinze · Keytone Records · 1995 7.600

82932 If You Only Knew Acetone · Vernon Yard Recordings · 1996 7.600

82933 Return of the Bumpasaurus Sir Mix‐A‐Lot · American Recordings · 1996 7.600

82934 Città invisibili Kina · Blu Bus Dischi · 1996 7.600

82935 The Day Babyface · Epic · 1996 7.600

82936 Patch.Works Charlélie Couture · EMI Music France · 1996 7.600

82937 Fingerdance Billy McLaughlin · 1996 7.600

82938 Faces John Berry · Capitol Records · 1996 7.600

82939 It Doesn’t Matter Anymore The Supernaturals · Food · 1997 7.600

82940 Headspinz Federation · Cup of Tea Records · 1997 7.600

82941 Stockholm Jean-Louis Aubert · Virgin · 1997 7.600

82942 English Boy Wonders Big Big Train · Giant Electric Pea · 1997 7.600

82943 The New You! Corduroy · Big Cat Records · 1997 7.600

82944 The Void Bjørn Lynne · Cyclops · 1997 7.600